Eyo same

Oh man, i know exactly what u mean. I started in the hobbie in 2016, and just discovered brian last year. I'm still addicted to these videos lol, goulet pens is just amazing

One of us

is true... I will play all the podcast like episodes in the background or actually fully watch them all the time... Brian has a really nice voice. Like its cheerful and friendly without being too happy

It is incredible. Watching these videos is one of my main forms of relaxation

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250 sounds a bit low to be called "next - next lv".

He already had a video

Pilot 74 Pilot Capless Pilot E95 Platinum 3776 Lamy 2000

Same!

YES. I like to compare potential fountain pen purchases to the BiC ballpoint, which can be had for 19¢. Is this $19 pen a hundred times better than a BiC? If not, I think twice before buyng it. Or three times.

@@ichirofakename I get your point, but to me the simple fact that a fountain pen offers a more personal writing experience through different models, nibs and bottled inks adds to the value and makes the comparison to a disposable plastic pen difficult.

@@HezzaGamer Good point. Maybe a better comparison is with your favorite low-end fountain pen instead. Actually now I see the problem with this approach: you can't compare till you use them both, so you've probably already bought them both. Nevermind. I'm gonna start over: You can't assume that a more expensive pen will objectively write better, or that the way it writes will suit you personally better. If you are happy with your current pen, maybe you don't need a different, more expensive pen. If you need another pen at all, maybe it is one SIMILAR TO THE ONE YOU ALREADY LIKE.

For me, that jump from $2 pen to $30+ pen was worth the money I spent. I started writing and it was worth it. It helped me a lot with anxiety and stress. I simply watch fountain pen videos when I feel stressed nowadays. I do want to buy an extremely wet pen which have bigger grip section around 13mm range. This means that I need to spent some money to buy some like that. I am saving up to buy from goulet pens. I m thinking of getting a pelikan, sailor or TWSBI. I can't wait to splurge from gouletpens

I jump from $40 fountain pen to a $200 and am a newbie but you can tell the quality and how professional they make you look

Nice.The “hobby” part always seems strange to me also.

I’m pretty impressed with Safaris. The grip fits my fingers well, the width suits my hand size (medium), the clip I think is one of the best in the market as it folds material to secure it in place (rather than crushing material like the single prong clips do). To step up, what do you think of a gold nib for your Safari? Or if you want a different pen, the Lamy 2000, or something else in their range?

And I guess the Monteverde Innova if you really like the design of Pelikan pens but can't afford one.

Twsbis are my favourite as well! They are what got me into fountain pens in the first place.

❤️ TWISBI’s what a smooth pen

Brass, just cannot deal with that copper smell.

I disagree completely with your third point. I spent twenty years writing with a fountain pen for a living, and even though I'm now officially "retired, I still use a fountain pen at least five hours per day. There's simply no comparison between a steel nib and a quality SOFT gold nib, assuming you learn how to properly use the soft gold nib. It takes about two hours of using a steel nib to wear out my hand, but I've written as much as sixteen hours per day with a soft gold nib, and had no fatigue or cramping. Contrary to popular belief, a heavier pen works better for long writing sessions because, with a soft gold nib, you can let the pen do all the work. Just let it rest on the paper, and guide it. The soft gold nib absorbs all the little tremors and jerks we all have when we write long enough, and in doing so, it also absorbs fatigue and cramping. Again, if you use it properly. But I see a big difference between steel nibs and soft gold nibs, even in short writing sessions. There is, obviously, a limit where price and better writing transpose. A three to four hundred dollar pen will usually write as well as a ten thousand dollar pen, but the pen itself, independent of the nib, is going to get better and better as the price increases. To me, that also means better, longer lasting pens. Cheap pens have cheap material and cheap parts. A Honda doesn't. Neither do expensive pens. I believe pen quality starts at about five hundred dollars, though my favorite cheap pen is the Homo Sapiens Bronze Age, which is, I think, about seven hundred dollars. I bought mine a few years ago for six hundred. There is, and probably never will be, a pen like this on the cheap. Also, to me, Maki-e pens, while expensive by almost anyone's definition, give more than what they cost. Particularly Namiki pens. That asiide, I know from long experience that a soft gold nib on a good, well balanced pen, is simply far, far better than any steel nib pen, if you really do consider a fountain pen a tool, which I do. But there is no reason a tool can't also be high quality and beautiful.

@@jamesaritchie1 1. I cede all commentary on what it's like to use a pen for 16 hours in one day. 2. We are speaking past each other since you consider a $700 pen cheap, while I consider a $7 pen cheap. 3. Sounds like you know exactly what you like. So do I. Life is good.

@@jamesaritchie1 God, that's some next level trolling.

These days, I drive either a Toyota Prius or a hybrid Honda Accord. Both cars "will get you where you want to go". Having owned and driven BMWs in the past, I'll declare that there is absolutely no fair comparison between the Honda and the BMW. The Honda is an off-the-rack suit while a BMW is tailor-made. While most of the pens Mr. Goulet chose for this video are good pens, well worth the price, there is no comparison between them and the *next* next level. I like my Preppys, Metropolitans and TWSBIs but I love my gold-nibbed vintage Parker, Pilots, Platinum and Bexley.

@@jankafka7330 Seems like you are not like me. You enjoy your Bexley and I will enjoy my Petit1 and all's well in the world.

Thanks Haru! This was shot on the Canon C70!

Seconded. I switched out my F nib for an EF and it’s great over a wide range of inks.

You probably saved a lot of time, aggravation, and money by jumping directly to a good pen.

@@thomashardy9994 Yea now that I think about it you are probably right. I really enjoy this pen so far. I do need to get some more tho lol

It really is a great deal! - Drew

That's a fun idea! Perhaps we should redo the "pens to last a lifetime" video! :) - Drew

Thanks for sharing, Megan! - Drew

I know - I want one too! - Drew

It’s my current fav pen! I really recommend it. Beautiful balance

Use the cartridge. Then when its empty, clean it out with water. Then take a syringe, fill a small bit with your bottled ink of choice, and inject the cartridge from the opening (it will already be open since it was punctured from first use). Then instead of pressing the cartridge into the pen, you have to press the pen onto the cartridge to avoide spilling.

@@endtimestruthrevelation1407 Agreed. Adding to this in case it is not obvious...you can also use the same syringe to clean out the used cartridge. The syringe makes it easier to shoot water in there and get all the residual ink out.

Perhaps! -Drew

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Sailor pens have a feel that's similar to pencil lead, in our opinion. If you need help picking a pen from our store that's perfect for you, email us at info@gouletpens.com and we'll help! - Drew

Any of those would be great! I'd be curious to know which Japanese pens you're considering. - Drew

@@Gouletpens I'm considering something like Sailor sound of rain series with 21kt nib or maybe spend a bit more and get something like Platinum Maki-e Sansui.

Sure since 1976

I do. I started taking notes for school classes back in 1981. I now use fountain pens for my grocery lists. 🙂

I used a kaweco converter in my traveller's brass pen! You just can't fill it up too much but that doesn't bother me personally.

Hey, no problem! That still works! - Drew

I really like my Lamy Studio! It's got a heft and shape I really like, and suits me better than the Safari/AL-star series do. The shape of the clip is also really unique.

I agree. The Platinum Procyon is a great writer and an underrated pen.

We have one! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mrqFoahjtrfZlX0.html

A great pen, for sure! The price might just be a tad high, as you said. - Drew

@@Gouletpens just combining retail experience with all your videos!!! ☺️ Love the videos!!!